Are your parents still driving? How old are they?

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Anonymous wrote:My father is 81 and my mother is 80. Both still drive although not much after dark and they haven't done a VA to FL drive in a few years but they will tackle 3-4 hour drives regularly.

For those who act like anything over 70 is old and driving should be limited - what is one supposed to do after that age? Curl up and die? My parents still do their own yard work because they enjoy it. My father just bought himself a new power washer yesterday. In comparison my IL's are closer to 70 and they act and look older than my parents. It's really about the individual and their condition.

No. They should just be tested instead of auto-renewing.

Do you think Bernie, Hillary, and Donald should be able to run for the presidency without taking a test but should be tested to drive?

Yes, because the two jobs require completely different skills. Why would doing/no doing one imply doing/no doing the other?

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Anonymous wrote:Age doesn't matter ability does. please take the keys from your parents before they kill someone in a crosswalk.

I agree.

You're right. Take the keys. Just like they didn't take the keys from the 35 year old in the 911 convertible who stopped at a crosswalk for me to cross, looked at me, grabbed his phone and then just simply hit the gas and broke my knee cap. That's 2 years of ouch. I guess I didn't walk quickly enough.

So, it isn't age. It's attention. Grab the keys from the Starbucks swilling phone chatting/texting people. A year or three without a license and unable to take Larla/Larlo to soccer and ballet will teach some lessons.

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Anonymous wrote:If 65 isn't elderly, then they shouldn't be collecting social security, be on medicare, or get the aged tax deduction.

Where have you been? It's 67 for the later boomers, like me and DH. Keep up the moaning and they'll raise it even higher for your age group.

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Both parents are 85. My dad still drives, does the grocery shopping, runs errands, drives them out to dinner, etc. he wouldn't drive long distances but is fine around town (small town in NJ). My mom technically can still drive but doesn't.

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Both my parent drove into their 80's. Mom stopped about 82 and Dad at 84. Mom due to increasing dementia and Dad due to cancer. My grandmother drove to about 94 or 95.

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This post has reminded me how out of touch I am with most of you onDCUM

I am an older mom, I will hit 65 when my DC graduates high school. And yes I will still be driving. My 80 year old father still drives on cross country trips and operates other big machinery.

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Like a PP, my dad still does all of the maintenance on his car, etc, at 73. He does a lot of manual labor too - yard work, clearing brush, paving driveways... He has some trouble with his joints occasionally, but his mind and the instincts are all there.

My mom is 72 and still drives and still works 6 days a week. Her attention span isn't the best - but that has always been the case and hasn't come on with age. They probably shouldn't have given her a license in the first place, but here we are!

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Anonymous wrote:If 65 isn't elderly, then they shouldn't be collecting social security, be on medicare, or get the aged tax deduction.

Where have you been? It's 67 for the later boomers, like me and DH. Keep up the moaning and they'll raise it even higher for your age group.

Wah, wah, wah, hurry up and die grandma. You don't serve a purpose on this planet anymore. And for the record, you can start collecting a reduced benefit at 62.

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Anonymous wrote:This post has reminded me how out of touch I am with most of you onDCUM

I am an older mom, I will hit 65 when my DC graduates high school. And yes I will still be driving. My 80 year old father still drives on cross country trips and operates other big machinery.

Won't whether or not you are driving depend on how you age between now and then?

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80 year old mom still driving around suburban Maryland.

She isnt comfortable driving longer distances solo. Just took some aarp driving field test and passed with flying colors.

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My dad is 70 and blind in one eye, has been for about 10-ish years, so he doesn't drive alone at night or in the rain.

My mom started having panic attacks and stopped driving at night. She was in her early 60s.

My grandmothers never had licenses. My grandfathers passed away when they were somewhat young but they drove up until the day they died.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If 65 isn't elderly, then they shouldn't be collecting social security, be on medicare, or get the aged tax deduction.

Where have you been? It's 67 for the later boomers, like me and DH. Keep up the moaning and they'll raise it even higher for your age group.

Wah, wah, wah, hurry up and die grandma. You don't serve a purpose on this planet anymore. And for the record, you can start collecting a reduced benefit at 62.

No way, sonny. Going to stay in my job as long as possible!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If 65 isn't elderly, then they shouldn't be collecting social security, be on medicare, or get the aged tax deduction.

Where have you been? It's 67 for the later boomers, like me and DH. Keep up the moaning and they'll raise it even higher for your age group.

Wah, wah, wah, hurry up and die grandma. You don't serve a purpose on this planet anymore. And for the record, you can start collecting a reduced benefit at 62.

Why kind of sorry-ass human being are you?

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My parents are in their mid sixties so not a big deal that they still drive. FIL is about to turn 90, and he still drives. He avoids driving at night though.

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My parents are in their mid sixties so not a big deal that they still drive. FIL is about to turn 90, and he still drives. He avoids driving at night though.